Painting implement



Nov. 25, 1958 E. AILESHIK 2,861,371

PAINTING IMPLEMENT Filed Oct. 25, 1956 l v 5 /5 r/a. Y

IN VEN TOR. fan Ago A. AfS/l/K ATTOEA/EKS United States Patent BAINTINGJMPLEMENT Edward A. Leshik, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Application October 23, 1956, Serial No. 617,725

2 Claims. (Cl. 41-1) The present invention relates to artists painting implements, and in particular to a spatula for the applying of paint to canvas and the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide an artists spatula which lends itself to the application of oil and water paints to canvas and the like, one which may be manufactured in several shapes to achieve varying surface effects, one which may be used to replace brushes normally used in the painting of objects of art, one which is easily cleaned and replaced, and one which is highly effective in action.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be fully apparent from the following description or taken in connection with the annexed drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the spatula of the present invention with a portion of the handle broken away,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of the spatula of the present invention,

Figure 4 is a plan view of a modified form of the blade,

Figure 5 is a further modified form of the blade,

Figure 6 is an elevational view of blade portions, showing the many forms that the blade of the present invention may take,

Figure 7 is a plan view of still another form of the spatula of the present invention, with a portion of the handle broken away, and

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Referring in greater detail to the drawings, in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, the painters spatula of the present invention comprises a handle 10 and a tubular member 11 having one end 12 open and the other end 13 closed. The tubular member 11 is positioned in end to end relation with respect to the handle 10 with the open end 12 circumposed about and secured to the adjacent end portion of the handle 10.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 2, the closed end 13 of the tubular member 11 is provided with flattened opposed resilient elements normally contacting each other but when separated forming a slot 14 into which is interposed the shank of a spatula 15, the resilient elements forming a means by which the shank of the spatula 15 is detachably held with the blade of the spatula 15 exteriorly of the tubular member 11. The spatula 15 is formed of resilient material such as stainless steel, plastic, or the like and has smooth upper and lower faces each easily wiped clean of paint after its use.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 3, the blade 16 tapers from one end to the other and has its thick end fixed between the flattened end portion 17s and 18 of another tubular member 19.

2,861,37 l Patented Nov. 25, 1958 Figure 4 shows the end portion: of abladei20- formed withserrations 21 so vthat the paint applietlby the blade 20' may be textured by the serrations :21: at thedesire. of the-artistor painter.

InFigure 5 isshown'anotherblade end portion; 22'gwhich has. slotsvcut as at 23yin its free end, the slots 23 providing; a means, for; the application;- of? paint; in :still-an1 other decorative texture;

In Figure 6 is shown a series of blades, 24 to 30, inclusive, each having its end portion shaped differently from the others and differently from the blades heretofore illustrated and described. Each of the blades 24 to 30, inclusive, are so shaped as to provide for the application of paint in a variety of finished appearances.

In Figure 7, a modified form of the spatula of the present invention is shown in which there is a handle 31 and a tubular member 32 having an open end and a closed end at the other end, the open end of the tubular member 32 being rounded for a portion of its length inwardly of the open end as at 33 and receiving and circumposed about the adjacent portion of the handle 31 and fixedly secured thereto.

Means is provided within the tubular member 32 for releasably securing the blade 34 therein. Specifically, this means includes a pair of resilient W-shaped spring elements 35 and 36 arranged so that their bottoms are normally abutting each other and having their mid portions secured by rivets 37 to the inner walls of the tubular member 32 on opposite sides of the latter. The spring elements 35 and 36 each have two points of contact wedgingly receiving the adjacent portions of the blade 34 when the latter is inserted within a closed slot 38 provided in the closed end of the tubular member 32.

Means is provided within the tubular member 32 for receiving the end portion of the blade 34 and comprises a U-shaped member 39 arranged with its legs extending longitudinally with respect to the tubular member 32 and having its bight seated in a recess provided in the adjacent end portion of the handle 31. The legs of the U-shaped member 39 are normally close together and wedgingly receive the end portion of the blade 34 when the latter is inserted through the slot 38.

In each of the modifications, the spatula of the present invention provides a novel means for the application of water and oil paints to such surfaces normally used by painters and the like. The blades which are detachably secured in the spatula may be readily wiped clean of paint and may be as readily removed from the supporting structure and replaced with a blade of other shape, thickness, end formation or by a blade with greater or lesser flexibility.

What is claimed is:

1. A spatula comprising a handle, a tubular member having one end open and the other end closed, positioned in end to end relation with respect to said handle, with the open end circumposed about and secured to the adjacent end portion of said handle, the closed end of said member being provided with a slot extending thereacross, a pair of resilient elements extending longitudinally from the closed end of said handle and normally contacting each other, a resilient flat blade extending into said slot and having the portion adjacent the end within said tubular member received between and held by said resilient elements, and means carried by said tubular member releasably securing said blade to said member, said means embodying a pair of resilient W-shaped spring elements arranged in bottom to bottom normally abutting relation, the bottoms of said elements wedgingly receiving the adjacent portion of said blade when the latter is received in said slot.

2. A spatula comprising a handle, a tubular member having one end openand the other end closed, positioned in end to end relation with respect to said handle, with References Cited in the file of this patent the open end circumposed about and secured to the adja- UNITED STATES PATENTS cent end portion of saidhandle, the closed end of said member being providedwith a slot extending thereacross, Merntt J1me 1859 a resilient flat blade extending into said slot, and means 5 430186 h June 171 1890 carried Within said tubular member releasably securing 1131'863 Phflhps 1915 said blade to said member, said means'e'mbodying a pair 1807279 Bymes May 1931 of resilient W-shaped spring elements arranged in bottom 7 1850655 Blanckfmz 1932 to bottom normally abutting relation, the bottoms of said 24756O8 Gaspanch' July 1949 elements wedgingly receiving the adjacent portion of said 10 blade when the latter isreceived in said slot. 

